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Old 08-13-2020, 06:09 PM
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I'm thinkin' his insurance premium might go up a bit. Not that he'd notice.
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Old 08-14-2020, 03:17 AM
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At least they'd be nicely spaced out: ( 8 / 60 ) x 260 = 34.667 miles
If we assume an ideal spacing of service stations and average tank stop length of also 8 minutes, that reduces your travel speed to a moderate 130mph. That is what my diesel VW does as well. The pinnacle of engineering that Bugatti is!
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Old 08-14-2020, 03:43 AM
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If we assume an ideal spacing of service stations and average tank stop length of also 8 minutes, that reduces your travel speed to a moderate 130mph. That is what my diesel VW does as well. The pinnacle of engineering that Bugatti is!
Obviously a case of trickle down technology since VW owns Bugatti!
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